Predicting pregnancy in HIV-1-discordant couples.
Date
2010-10Author
Guthrie, BL
Choi, RY
Bosire, R
Kiarie, JN
Mackelprang, RD
Gatuguta, A
John-Stewart, GC
Farquhar, C
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ArticleLanguage
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This study examines the incidence and predictors of pregnancy in HIV-1-discordant couples from Nairobi, Kenya. Women from 454 discordant couples were followed for up to 2 years. One-year cumulative incidence of pregnancy was 9.7%. Pregnancy rates did not differ significantly between HIV-1-infected and uninfected women (HR = 1.46). The majority of pregnancies occurred among women < 30 years old reporting a desire for future children (1-year incidence 22.2%). Pregnancy rates may be high among discordant couples, indicating desire for children may override concerns of HIV-1 transmission and increase unprotected sex, and highlighting the need to make conception safer.
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20544384http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/32215
Citation
AIDS Behav. 2010 Oct;14(5):1066-71. doi: 10.1007/s10461-010-9716-x.Publisher
University of Nairobi Department of Medicine
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- Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) [10378]